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There’s Going to be More Adventure Time, Apparently!
Adventure Time was an amazing show with an even more amazing series finale! I finally got around to watching the end only a couple months ago, and it was phenomenal! But, apparently, that’s not going to be the end, because the new HBO streaming service needs content! So there’s going to be a BMO TV movie!
Looks like fun! Seems to have the same spirit as Adventure Time, especially BMO, who everybody loves! And perhaps this will lead to more Distant Lands TV movies down the line. I have no problem with Adventure Time stories continuing. If they have good ideas and can put good work behind it, I say bring it on!
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There’s a New Pendleton Ward Cartoon Called The Midnight Gospel!
Pendleton Ward is the genius creator behind Adventure Time, so he’s got a good reputation for quality cartoons, as far as I’m concerned. Little did I know, he has a new series out on Netflix called The Midnight Gospel! It came out yesterday!
I was vaguely aware of The Midnight Gospel, but I hadn’t explored the show because it looked a little too weird to me. It still looks too weird for my tastes. I’m not one for trippy, dream-sequence television. But Pendleton Ward has more than earned my trust when it comes to making shows that matter, so I’mma gonna check it out and see if it’s any good! I suggest you do the same.
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Gritty Adventure Time Trailer is Mathematical!
You all know how much I love gritty reboots, well the Gritty Reboots Youtube channel has fashioned an Adventure Time trailer that is not only awesome in its own right, but so perfectly encapsulates the show! This is some top class Internetting!
That was just gorgeous. It was clearly made by fans of the show, who probably spent a week or so awesomely cosplaying all the characters. And the special effects were just grand! Did you see Jake?! That was insanely good! I need to keep my eye on thi schannel.
New from Natasha Allegri: Bee and Puppycat
Natasha Allegri, character designer and storyboard artist for Adventure Time, brings us this clip from her new cartoon series, “Bee and Puppycat.” And it’s amazing.
My 6 Favorite Episodes of Adventure Time
Adventure Time! Come on, grab your friends, we’ll go to very distant lands With Jake the Dog and Finn the Human the fun will never end. Adventure Time! Is there any show in the history of television more insanely creative or wildly bonkers than Adventure Time? If there is, I’ll have to see it to believe it, because Adventure Time is nuts! It’s the silly and off-the-wall adventures of Finn and Jake in the magical land of Ooo. But ask any fan and they will tell you that Adventure Time is more than just ADHD-inspired insanity. It’s a show with wit, charm, and on a few surprising occasions, real pathos. Also, the dog is magic and there are candy people!
Why is it that people love Adventure Time so much? I’ve heard one theory that people watch for the nostalgia of their own childhood adventures. And I’m sure there are some people who won’t watch unless they’re high as a kite. For me, Adventure Time is a great show because they mix the maniacal with the mundane. The ideas are out of this world. From Abraham Lincoln being the King of Mars to a short, apple-loving old lady elephant named ‘Tree Trunks’. The show is insane.
But at the same time, quite frequently, most of the characters in the show treat this insane world as mundane. Like the time Finn and Jake returned to the Nightosphere and were being held prisoner in a cage full of bananas. When they were approached by the demonic, bat-like prison guard, the guy just made conversational small talk about the end of his shift. I love the tone of moments like that, and they’re sprinkled all throughout the weirdness of Adventure Time.
So even though the show is (hopefully) far from over, and the fifth season has only just begun, here is a list of my 6 favorite episodes (so far) of Adventure Time! I’m going to assume that anybody who reads this is already a fan of the show, so full SPOILERS are in effect as I talk about each episode. And if you haven’t seen the show, perhaps this will convince you to give it a try!
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